Robot NIGHTMARE sets new leggy-bot speed record |
- Robot NIGHTMARE sets new leggy-bot speed record
- Start-ups get tech boost from serial entrepreneur
- Microsoft: Cloud will fluff 14 million jobs by 2015
- Yet another iPhone patent lawsuit
- NBN Co awards Geomatic Tech with three-year deal
- AMD uncloaks (more) next-generation graphics cards
- FCC denies DISH a fast-track waiver for grounded network
- Clouds push Linux server sales in Q4
- AOL joins advertiser exodus from Rush Limbaugh
- Dev spits out new spin of 'Protesters' Twitter'
- GitHub reinstates Russian who hacked site to expose flaw
- German court tosses out Samsung AND Apple patent sueballs
- IDC Storage Tracker: NetApp is losing market share
- Cash-strapped graduates sell their own faces
- China Mobile hooks 15 million iPhones to 2G
- Western Digital gets China's nod to gobble Hitachi GST
- NASA lost 'full control' to hackers, pwned 13 times last year
- Stinky alligator drama is App Store's 25 billionth download
- No 10 develops Terminator iPad app 'to fire ministers'
- Is Google liable for unlawful web graffiti on its walls?
- Sony offers gamers a part in the Uncharted saga
- Hello? You'll never guess where I am ... I'm under a ferry
- Two Brits in court over Michael Jackson back catalogue hack
- Senator demands FTC iPhone, Android photo privacy probe
- Keeping score in the public sector
- Space FIREBALL over Blighty sparks hunt for rich meteorite
- Vauxhall: US Volt halt will not affect UK launch
- Compaq UK founder Joe McNally has died
- Audi shows off OLED-illuminated concept R8
- Atari <i>Pong</i> at 40: Alcorn talks plastics, pirates and square balls
- Star Wars visionary becomes one with the Force
- SHOCK: RIM PlayBook outsells Apple iPad
- Future car tech
- Chinese Facebook clone bags Windows 8 social app first
- Jelly Bean confirmed as Android names get sweeter
- Lithuania rules beer brewing 'vitally essential' to life
- SeaMicro acquisition: A game-changer for AMD
- China aims its most powerful rocket ever AT THE MOON
- Sony to ship passive 3D, OLED TVs in 2013
- Intel runs three Ivy Bridge fabs ragged for April blast off
- Desaia BeatBox Bluetooth speaker
- A sysadmin in telco hell
- Unlawful tweets could land Twitter in Blighty's dock
- Brits trapped in confusing council website labyrinths - survey
- It never ends: TV exposé tags new Android privacy howler
- Oz says 41 hits a day turn bloggers into publishers
- SingTel restructures to bypass Apple, Google
- Gaming devices and smart TV now Harvey Norman channels
- Russia’s fraud-busting Webcams join the party
| Robot NIGHTMARE sets new leggy-bot speed record Posted: 05 Mar 2012 03:21 PM PST It's those DARPA fun-seekers againThe ever-inventive mad scientists at the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has released a video of its terror-inducting Cheetah quadripedal robot, showing how it's now the fastest mechanical beast on four legs.… |
| Start-ups get tech boost from serial entrepreneur Posted: 05 Mar 2012 03:00 PM PST Locomote seeks new digital upstartsAustralian software entrepreneur Philip Weinman has ploughed his expertise and some cash into Deasil Management, a company that invests in start-ups, existing private companies and under-performing, under-valued ASX-listed public companies.… |
| Microsoft: Cloud will fluff 14 million jobs by 2015 Posted: 05 Mar 2012 02:43 PM PST New revenues, as well: $1.1 trillion annuallyA study commissioned by Microsoft reckons that global cloud services will generate nearly 14 million jobs between 2011 and 2015, and that "IT innovation created by cloud computing" could produce $1.1 trillion in new annual revenues by 2015.… |
| Yet another iPhone patent lawsuit Posted: 05 Mar 2012 02:00 PM PST Nokia proxy puts Cupertino in the cross-hairs, Redmond on the spotA Luxembourg company called Core Wireless has launched a patent lawsuit against Apple, claiming that its patents, which cover communication protocols, are breached by any device that uses 2G, 3G or 4G standards.…
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| NBN Co awards Geomatic Tech with three-year deal Posted: 05 Mar 2012 01:14 PM PST Spatial technology keeps NBN movingSpatial technology specialists Geomatic Technologie has secured a multi-million dollar, three year contract with NBN Co.… |
| AMD uncloaks (more) next-generation graphics cards Posted: 05 Mar 2012 12:12 PM PST Next graphics cards with 'Graphics Core Next'AMD has released a pair of new graphics cards based on its 28-nanometer "Graphics Core Next" (GCN) architecture, humbly dubbing them as being "engineered for supremacy."… |
| FCC denies DISH a fast-track waiver for grounded network Posted: 05 Mar 2012 12:04 PM PST Not in an election year, budDISH Network has been refused an immediate waiver to let it build a ground network using its satellite frequencies, as the FCC wants to consult until after Obama is re-elected.… |
| Clouds push Linux server sales in Q4 Posted: 05 Mar 2012 11:06 AM PST Windows boxes dip, Unix swoons, mainframes plummetFor hyperscale data center operators, the server is the business and there is no such thing as deferring purchases of new gear so long as there is growing customer demand for information.… |
| AOL joins advertiser exodus from Rush Limbaugh Posted: 05 Mar 2012 10:02 AM PST Portly pundit sheds sponsors over 'slutgate'AOL has joined the growing band of companies who are dumping their advertising with US radio shock-jock Rush Limbaugh over his comments in the "slutgate" saga.…
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| Dev spits out new spin of 'Protesters' Twitter' Posted: 05 Mar 2012 10:02 AM PST Revolutionary tool occupies new interfaceThe new owner of the anonymous, proximity-based messaging app used by punters at the Occupy protest last summer has dropped an updated version of the iOS app. BetaWorks, which picked up the social media app in December last year, is planning an unveil next week at hipster tech carnival SXSW.… |
| GitHub reinstates Russian who hacked site to expose flaw Posted: 05 Mar 2012 09:55 AM PST Developer was just trying to help...GitHub has reinstated the account of a Russian software developer who discovered a series of security flaws involving the code repository that he eventually shamed the site into fixing over the weekend.… |
| German court tosses out Samsung AND Apple patent sueballs Posted: 05 Mar 2012 09:32 AM PST Chaebol dodges slide-to-unlock claim while Cupertino dodges 3G patent suitFriday saw two new rulings in the ongoing Apple v Samsung patent squabble in Germany.… |
| IDC Storage Tracker: NetApp is losing market share Posted: 05 Mar 2012 09:02 AM PST Third quarter in a rowIDC's quarterly Storage Tracker shows NetApp losing market share in disk storage sales for the third straight quarter while EMC rises like a rocket.… |
| Cash-strapped graduates sell their own faces Posted: 05 Mar 2012 08:34 AM PST Enterprising human billboard fundraiserA couple of cash-strapped graduates are well on their way to paying off £50k in university fees after offering their faces as advertising space.…
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| China Mobile hooks 15 million iPhones to 2G Posted: 05 Mar 2012 08:01 AM PST Steve Jobs was right?China Mobile now has 15 million iPhone users on its network, despite its customers being limited to 2G connections and the handset only having been on sale since August last year.… |
| Western Digital gets China's nod to gobble Hitachi GST Posted: 05 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PST But devouring delayed by two yearsWestern Digital has gained China's approval for its Hitachi GST acquisition, but the integration of the two cannot take place for two years.… |
| NASA lost 'full control' to hackers, pwned 13 times last year Posted: 05 Mar 2012 07:17 AM PST Houston still has a problem with securityCybercrooks broke into NASA's computer systems 13 times last year gaining "full functional control" of important systems in the worse cases, according to the testimony before the US Congress by the space agency's inspector general.… |
| Stinky alligator drama is App Store's 25 billionth download Posted: 05 Mar 2012 07:03 AM PST Bathroom predicament freebie earns fan $10kMore than 25 billion apps have been downloaded from Apple's App Store since 2008, the company announced today. A Chinese fan called Chunli Fu, of Qingdao, made the milestone download and earned a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card as a result.… |
| No 10 develops Terminator iPad app 'to fire ministers' Posted: 05 Mar 2012 06:41 AM PST 'Rohan – I asked for sharks with frickin' lasers'No 10 is developing a custom-made iPad app for the Prime Minister that will help him fire ministers, according to a Tory insider.…
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| Is Google liable for unlawful web graffiti on its walls? Posted: 05 Mar 2012 06:22 AM PST High Court says no, Spanish beaks unsureEurope's highest court has been asked to make clear whether or not it is Google's responsibility to remove data from its search engine index and news aggregator if it hadn't produced that material itself.… |
| Sony offers gamers a part in the Uncharted saga Posted: 05 Mar 2012 06:09 AM PST Make a Drake compoSony has launched a competition in which you can try to win a trip to the Naughty Dog studios in Los Angles where you'll create your own own multiplayer character for Uncharted.… |
| Hello? You'll never guess where I am ... I'm under a ferry Posted: 05 Mar 2012 06:03 AM PST Channel Tunnel mobile coverage toutedChannel Tunnel passengers will be able to continue chatting unabated while being whisked along 45 metres below the seabed, just in time for the 2012 Olympics.… |
| Two Brits in court over Michael Jackson back catalogue hack Posted: 05 Mar 2012 05:38 AM PST Pair deny lifting unreleased tracks from SonyTwo British men have denied hacking into Sony's systems and downloading 50,000 files covering Michael Jackson's entire back catalogue - including unreleased songs.… |
| Senator demands FTC iPhone, Android photo privacy probe Posted: 05 Mar 2012 05:24 AM PST Smartphone sniffer apps snoopThe Federal Trade Commission has been urged by a US senator to probe allegations that apps installed on Apple and Google Android mobile handsets slurp users' private photos and contacts without first gaining the consent of the customer.…
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| Keeping score in the public sector Posted: 05 Mar 2012 05:20 AM PST The performance management and information access realityReg research A recent Reg Reader survey looked at how public sector organisations are managing to address the complex challenges of information management in an age when everyone expects to have instant access to information while simultaneously insisting on stringent security being enforced.… |
| Space FIREBALL over Blighty sparks hunt for rich meteorite Posted: 05 Mar 2012 05:01 AM PST Boffins wowed by rock worth weight in goldAstronomers are searching for a highly expensive fist-sized meteorite that lit up the skies over Blighty on Saturday night. The fireball plunged to the ground somewhere in Devon, Normandy or in the Bay of Biscay - sparking fears of a downed aeroplane or missile attack.… |
| Vauxhall: US Volt halt will not affect UK launch Posted: 05 Mar 2012 04:51 AM PST Ampera charge still on |
| Compaq UK founder Joe McNally has died Posted: 05 Mar 2012 04:46 AM PST PC pioneer loses battle with cancerCompaq UK and Ireland founder Joe McNally has passed away after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 69.… |
| Audi shows off OLED-illuminated concept R8 Posted: 05 Mar 2012 04:41 AM PST Lightstorm bodywork |
| Atari <i>Pong</i> at 40: Alcorn talks plastics, pirates and square balls Posted: 05 Mar 2012 04:37 AM PST Pong pioneer to Bushnell: 'Screw you, I'm not making it round!'Interview The phrase "Once you're lucky, twice you're good" should be applied to Allan "Al" Alcorn, the engineer behind Pong, the world's first successful computer arcade game which celebrates its 40th birthday this year.… |
| Star Wars visionary becomes one with the Force Posted: 05 Mar 2012 04:20 AM PST Artist dies at 82Star Wars conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie, whose paintings were the force behind much of the film series' design, has popped his clogs at the age of 82.… |
| SHOCK: RIM PlayBook outsells Apple iPad Posted: 05 Mar 2012 04:19 AM PST In Canada... in one chain... but it's a start!Canadian gadget emporium Future Shop sold more BlackBerry PlayBooks than iPads last week, indicating the end of Apple's dominance or at least lending some succour to RIM's investors.… |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2012 04:00 AM PST What's coming under the bonnet and in the cabin |
| Chinese Facebook clone bags Windows 8 social app first Posted: 05 Mar 2012 03:41 AM PST Proof that a Microsoft Metro fan existsFacebook copycat Renren has announced it will make the first social networking app for Microsoft's Windows 8 app store.…
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| Jelly Bean confirmed as Android names get sweeter Posted: 05 Mar 2012 03:27 AM PST Google to put Pie out nextAsus has confirmed that the next major version of Google's smartphone OS will indeed be called "Jelly Bean".… |
| Lithuania rules beer brewing 'vitally essential' to life Posted: 05 Mar 2012 03:22 AM PST Carlsberg probably as important as drinking waterA Lithuanian court has ruled that the brewing of Carlsberg lager is a "vitally essential" activity, thereby depriving the Danish beer monolith's workers the right to strike.… |
| SeaMicro acquisition: A game-changer for AMD Posted: 05 Mar 2012 03:01 AM PST Skating with trends, pucking up Intel plansBlog AMD's sudden purchase of SeaMicro came out of the blue on Wednesday afternoon (West Coast US time) and was followed by a conference call with CEO Rory Read, SeaMicro co-founder Andrew Feldman and Lisa Su, AMD's newly dubbed head of Global Business Units. This is a purchase that has the potential to put AMD back into the forefront of server technology – a place it hasn't visited since the early Opteron years.… |
| China aims its most powerful rocket ever AT THE MOON Posted: 05 Mar 2012 02:39 AM PST 100 ton-slinging heavy thruster for manned missionsChina has taken a step closer to manned Moon and deep space expeditions with boffins completing vital research on a new heavy-thrust carrier rocket - which is designed to be more powerful than anything the country has previously blasted into the skies.… |
| Sony to ship passive 3D, OLED TVs in 2013 Posted: 05 Mar 2012 02:23 AM PST Giant's TV chief spills the beansSony is to release a passive 3D TV, and will follow it with OLED televisions next year, Reg Hardware has learned.… |
| Intel runs three Ivy Bridge fabs ragged for April blast off Posted: 05 Mar 2012 02:18 AM PST Ultrabook makers scramble for suppliesIntel is stepping up production of its much-anticipated Ivy Bridge processors for an official launch as early as next month - but is adjusting its numbers to meet increased demand from Ultrabook vendors.… |
| Desaia BeatBox Bluetooth speaker Posted: 05 Mar 2012 02:00 AM PST For the great outdoorsGeek Treat of the Week This is your chance to get your own back on those annoying teenagers who huddle at the back of the bus and play music through the god-awful tinny speakers on their mobile phones.… |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2012 01:33 AM PST 1-800 oh my £&$%&At the best of times, telecommunications is a complicated field to navigate. Putting aside the technical difficulties of creating and maintaining a modern telecommunications system, customer support and regulatory compliance can be challenging burdens for organisations of any size to cope with. Even with the best and brightest minds on your staff, errors occurring at layers eight through ten of the OSI model can and do occur.…
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| Unlawful tweets could land Twitter in Blighty's dock Posted: 05 Mar 2012 01:03 AM PST Safe in the US, but not OK in UK - law expertOpinion Twitter could be liable in the UK for unlawful comments you make in tweets. If that seems unfair or far-fetched, a quick glance southwards at a case in Australia outlines how Twitter could end up on the hook for users' illegal actions.… |
| Brits trapped in confusing council website labyrinths - survey Posted: 05 Mar 2012 12:01 AM PST ICT body says sites useful only to local gov wonksToo few council websites are sufficiently focused on the top tasks that are of most interest to their users, according to an annual report by Socitm.… |
| It never ends: TV exposé tags new Android privacy howler Posted: 04 Mar 2012 08:52 PM PST EC blasts Google personal data-sharing as 'illegal'The UK's Channel 4 News has dropped a fresh load of privacy grief in Larry's lap, with an expose into the way advertisers hitch-hike on apps' permissions.… |
| Oz says 41 hits a day turn bloggers into publishers Posted: 04 Mar 2012 06:03 PM PST Proposed regulator could force bloggers to make correctionsBloggers whose online scrawling earns just 41 page impressions a day could be forced to apologise to those they wrong on their sites and issue corrections, under a proposed new model of media regulation for Australia.… |
| SingTel restructures to bypass Apple, Google Posted: 04 Mar 2012 04:19 PM PST Voice and data giant spawns 'Digital L!fe' divisionUpdated Singaporean telco giant SingTel has restructured into three units: one for consumers, another for enterprise IT and a third that takes it into Yahoo! punctuation territory with the moniker "Digital L!fe". The company, one of the largest mobile operators in the world, is currently on an aggressive expansion drive into ICT services, and is developing mobile applications, content and advertising services under the Digital L!fe brand.…
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| Gaming devices and smart TV now Harvey Norman channels Posted: 04 Mar 2012 03:33 PM PST Five per cent online sales target missed, now wants one or two per centRetailer Harvey Norman says gaming devices and smart TVs are now channels for the company.… |
| Russia’s fraud-busting Webcams join the party Posted: 04 Mar 2012 03:30 PM PST Putin's victory eclipsed by election-night voyeurismSeeking to reassure voters in Russia's presidential elections that the poll would be fraud-free, Vladimir Putin ordered that Webcams be set up, complete with live streams, in 95,000 polling stations.… |
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